At 20, something I didn't realise is that you're not supposed to "get rich". I feel like culture sells the idea that we're all supposed to be Steve Jobs or Elon Musk or something
Thanks, this is very valuable (the rest of your comment as well). Youre right, i guess they got to where they are by just going with the flow given their situation, but if they'd done the same things in another person's shoes (or even just if different coincidences had happened), theyd likely have ended up with a more medicore life.
You are falling into a trap a lot of young, smart people do. You are assuming that knowledge and intelligence is what you need to succeed.
Thank you for telling me this
IT and cybersecurity also fit this bill, though they do tend to follow your graph.
You're right! These kinds of jobs were the ones I was initially looking at (the cliche that engineers make good money is true but you're right, the diminishing returns do start to kick in)
Oh I see, I will keep this in mind. Yeah I suspected that any jobs that got you super good money were not because of the knowledge but because of playing the game/luck.
I have been thinking about a social network that would match you with other people who want to engage in activism (protests, writing to reps, starting petitions). I imagine that what often stops people is that they feel like the only ones.
Very good point. They sure know how to sell a vision